Level four move is the 'most profound challenge’ for Perth and Kinross residents

Perth.Six fire engines raced to the scene after the blaze started on the ground floor of a commercial building on the city’s Scott Street just after 4pm on Sunday January 10. Occupants have been evacuated and Scottish Fire and Rescue teams remain at the scene to tackle the flames.

Perth and Kinross pupils will be taught via remote learning until at least February 1.Perth and Kinross Council has set up a remote learning hub which includes advice for both parents and pupils as to how to get the the best out of remote learning.Here is PKC's advice for pupils:1. Be patient: Your teachers have been asked to make their teaching available to you online at the last minute.

Perth and Kinross councillor reckons the region is better prepared this time round for remote learning. Conservative councillor Caroline Shiers convenes PKC's lifelong learning committee and has praised the "targeted effort" to support vulnerable families in the region.

Perth and Kinross over the festive period, according to new statistics. The virus was recorded on 11 deaths registered in the week starting December 21 - the highest weekly total since May 4 .Incident management team set up as COVID cases rise at poultry plantThere were nine deaths recorded the week after, bringing the total in the region to 133, according to the National Records of Scotland.

Perth and Kinross have been issued a safety warning after a woman had to be rescued off Ben Chonzie last week. Jess Smith, who lives at the base of the popular Munro, witnessed the rescue unfolding.

Perthshire Advertiser it is part of its continued effort to work with families to support learning at home. COVID rate in region nearly doubles in just a weekPupils will be taught at home from Monday, January 11 in line with national guidance.

Perthshire community group which helped hundreds of isolated and vulnerable residents in need during the height of the first lockdown has been reassembled.

Perth and Kinross remains in lockdown.

Driver claims using whisky as mouthwash was reason for breaking the booze limitThe statement concludes: “The proposed development of two houses adjacent to the building group ... represents a small scale extension of the existing group into a wholly defensible site.

Perth and Kinross residents have been told to “stay at home” as the region returns to full COVID lockdown tomorrow (January 5).

Nicola Sturgeon has made another personal plea to Scots to stay away from loved ones to help stem the spread of coronavirus. The First Minister urged families to forsake the first-foot tradition as cases are "worryingly high".There were 2,539 new cases of the deadly virus reported in Scotland in the last 24 hours.Sturgeon tweeted: ":Today’s case numbers are worryingly high again."The new variant is accelerating spread.

Perth and Kinross dropped in the week up until Boxing Day, according to new figures.

Tragic death of councillor is "brutal reminder of how unforgiving COVID can be"The 68-year-old representative for Almond and Earn tested positive for COVID-19 two weeks ago.Such was his commitment to his ward, he attended a virtual council meeting on December 16 despite suffering from the effects of the pathogen.He was taken into Ninewells on Sunday, December 20 and was moved to the ICU on Wednesday, December 23 but sadly passed away on Sunday with his family - including wife Shirley - at his

Perth and Kinross schools has more than doubled over a two-week period. The new figures released by Perth and Kinross Council reveal that between December 16-22, 178 pupils and/or staff had to self-isolate - a rise from the 82 recorded between December 9-15.

Perthshire North MSP was one of many to pay tribute to the SNP councillor, who passed away on Sunday at the age of 68.

Stone of Destiny to return home to Perthshire in historic moveBut SNP councillors asked to record their dissent and the SNP’s deputy leader said a “shoddy deal” had been struck between the Conservatives and their “allies.”Following the vote at Wednesday’s virtual meeting, councillors agreed to fully discuss the matter at the council’s governance member officer working group.Perth and Kinross heading back into lockdown on Boxing DayThe changes to committees come following the two recent

Perth and Kinross councillors believe council frontline workers should get a £500 bonus just like NHS and social care staff.

Perth and Kinross schools will only be open for vulnerable children and the children of key workers from January 7.

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Perth and Kinross will be closed from December 24, it has been announced. Culture Perth and Kinross is temporarily halting public admission to all its archives, libraries, museums and galleries from Christmas Eve until further notice. Two new ‘world-class’ schools to be built in Perth after Scottish Government funding go-ahead Perth Museum and Art Gallery  will be closed to the public slightly earlier, from Tuesday, December 22.